Opinion (Jonah Goldberg): Iraq needs a Pinochet

Augusto Pinochet took power in 1973 after a U.S.-backed junta in Chile against the democratically elected president. During his reign thousands of opponents died, and tens of thousands more were tortured.

I THINK ALL intelligent, patriotic and informed people can agree: It would be great if the U.S. could find an Iraqi Augusto Pinochet. In fact, an Iraqi Pinochet would be even better than an Iraqi Castro.

Both propositions strike me as so self-evident as to require no explanation. But as I have discovered in recent days, many otherwise rational people can't think straight when the names Fidel Castro and Augusto Pinochet come up.

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